Phase 1: Excel for Business Analytics (Weeks 1–3)
Goal: Strengthen advanced Excel as a foundation for BI.
- Week 1: Excel Advanced Functions (XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, IF formulas, text & date functions).
- Week 2: Pivot Tables, Charts & Conditional Formatting.
- Week 3: Dashboarding in Excel – combining multiple visuals into management reports.
- Mini-project: Build an Excel dashboard for sales performance.
Phase 2: SQL Database Management (Weeks 4–5)
Goal: Learn how to query and manage relational databases for BI.
- Week 4: SQL Basics (SELECT, WHERE, GROUP BY, ORDER BY).
- Week 5: Intermediate SQL (joins, subqueries, aggregations, CASE statements).
- Mini-project: Query a sample database to extract KPIs (e.g., customer orders, revenue trends).
Phase 3: Power BI Essentials (Weeks 6–8)
Goal: Build and publish BI dashboards with Power BI.
- Week 6: Power BI Basics (data import, cleaning, modeling).
- Week 7: DAX Functions & Advanced Calculations (measures, calculated columns).
- Week 8: Advanced Visualizations & Interactivity (slicers, drill-downs, cross-filtering).
- Mini-project: Create a Power BI dashboard to track KPIs for a business case.
Phase 4: Advanced Dashboard Design (Weeks 9–10)
Goal: Learn professional dashboard storytelling for decision-makers.
- Week 9: Dashboard Best Practices (layout, color schemes, user experience).
- Week 10: Executive Dashboards & KPI Reports (finance, sales, or operations).
- Mini-project: Redesign an existing dashboard into a more engaging executive-level BI solution.
Phase 5: Capstone Project & Presentation (Weeks 11–12)
Goal: Apply everything in a real-world BI project.
- Week 11: Capstone Development – integrate Excel, SQL & Power BI in one workflow.
- Week 12: Capstone Presentation – deliver insights via Power BI dashboard + stakeholder report.
